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THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1892.
NUMBER 52.
THE FIGURES SHOW IT
m Official Tote of Chicago as Analyze
ly Wards.
SOME INSTRUCTIVE READING
Americans and Swedes Mainly Made tip
the Republican Vote.
H0K-TOTIKI WIKI MPUBUCANS,
The Street of a Heavy OyerdoM of lat-
arallsation in the Asylaaa far
the
Oppressed
fc Tub Cnorncu.
Chicago, Dec. 2. Now that the offi-
aial canvass of the returns of the late
election in this city ie complete a word
ia regard to the showing of the vote may
.prove instructive. It appears from
tkair returns that every ward in the city
that is dominated by the foreign vote
went democratic, while every American
ward save the 1st, tbe 8th and the
34th went republican. Those three
- wards contain many lodging and board -
: iag hoases. In these respects they have
a marked character of their own. The
ther American wards, the 2d, 3d, 4th,
11th, 12th, 25th, 27th, 31st and 32d, went
republican. In the 13th and 34th wards,
where neither the American nor the for
eign vote predominates to any great ex
tent, the two parties showed almost
anal strength. In tbe Irish wards, the
ith and 29th ; in the German wards,
the 5th, 6th, 10th, 14th, 16.th, 20th, 21st,
33d and 26th ; in the Polish 16th ward
in the Bohemian and German 7th, 8th
and 9th wards ; in the Irish and Scaudi
. navian 23d ward ; in the 17th, 28th, 30th
' and 32d wards, with their voters of
any races, the democrats bad large
majorities.
An analysis of the returns apparently
indicates that Americans and Swedes
mainly made op the republican vote,
f coarse men of other nationalities
I l vatnd that ticket, inst as Americans
voted the democratic ticket, but the tide
f German, Irish, Polish and Bohemian
votes set strongly the other- way. The
wards and precincts where dwell the
workers in manufactories seem to have
gone democratic almost without excep
tion. It also appears that about 35,000
registered voters staid away from the
polls. As there were no democratic
votes missed from the returns it is fair
to conclude voters were republicans.
What brought about this tremendous
result? If it was the 'tariff question
principally why did the American wards
go republican? Doubtless the tariff
jaestion caused a change of very many
votes and contributed largely to the re
sult ; but the effect of heavy naturaliza
tion, the influence of the Homestead
strike and of the school question, proba
bly were the three great causes of the
democratic landslide here.
Racer Beeta.
Pacific Farmer. The agitation of tbe
ragar beet industry is taking firm hold
in this country, and if the bounty of 2
ents per pound is maintained there will
e a large amount of money made on
the capital invested in the industry.
Take, for example, the past seasons run
at the Chino sugarie ot California. The
season closed October 29th, having been
in operation since July 1st. Nearly 28,
00 tons of beets were worked up, for
which the factory paid the farmers
$112,000. The total output of crude
sugar was 7,603,541 pounds, on which
the government gives a bounty of nearly
$150,000. Over 600 hands were employed
in tbe factory and beet fields, and $150,
000 were paid out in wages. The beets
have shown a remarkably high per cent,
of Bugar, some lots run 22 per cent, and
bringing $6 a ton. It will thus be seen
that the government bounty paid all ex
penses of labor. The sugar factory
.nade $112,000 for the farmer, and about
$20,000 per month for the factory for the
four months in which it was operated.
The capacity and supply of beeta will
probably be doubled next year, and as
the farmers will be better acquainted
with the methods of caring tor them tbe
' per cent, of sugar will be higher and the
profits more. This is an .'industry in
which Oregon and Washington should
take a prominoat band.
.fed Ia ztT
i.M Frahcisco, Dec. 1. The Mews of
this city vrges the appointment of Ste
pken II. White, of California, for sec- j
jrtary f tho Ufcerkr ubr Cleveland. 1
WHAT WILL HI DO WITH ITT
Which Mat baa Pierce Haa Been Chosen
Vleetor For Oregon.
Pendleton Tribune. It is now an
nounced that Nathan Pierce has been
elected a presidential etector for Oregon.
If that is true,' it is presumed he will
cast one vote in the electoral college,
but for whom? Upon many, if not all,
of the tickets used in the state, in con
travention of the clear and express
words of tbe statute, Mr. Pierce's name
appeared twice, once as representing
Weaver and once representing Cleveland,
Now if be gets a certificate of election
which is very doubtful, for whom will be
cast his vote?
RON HIM DOWN.
President Elect Cleveland Conld No
Escape The Minions of The Law
A dispatch from Lxmore, Va., says
the chief incident of the day was the ar
rival of the Sheriff of Northampton
county with a summons for President
elect Cleveland to appear before th
chancery court at Kichmond. He would
not state what case was involved. Cleve
land had good luck while out ducking
today. The summons which Cleveland
received, it was afterwards learned, was
in a chancery suit in connection with
the state debt commission.
Patting: op a Job.
Baker City Blade. A petition
to
congress is in circulation and is being
largely signed, relating to the disposal
of unsold Umatilla reservation land. It
asks that the agriculture land be sold in
160 acre tracts to "actual settlers there
on at the appraisement price, ana the
land unfit for agriculture in 640-acre
tracts. A party who has investigated
the matter sees in this petition a scheme
for the aggrandizement f some indi
viduals who want to "gobble up" . the
range. There are now "squatters" upon
nearly every quarter section where there
is any water, who have built cabins of
government lumber, and are waiting to
be classed as "actual settlers" in case
bill as petitioned for should pans con
gress. Of course the remainder of tee
range, is valueless without water, and
those who are not in at the start will be
coldly left.
A Surprising- Decrease.
Chicago Herald. Michigan politicians
are very much puzzled to account for the
fact that the total vote cast for president
in that Btate true year is about 2a,uw
less than it was four years ago. The
decrease is surprising, indeed, in view
of the increase of the population mean
while, which, it is claimed, has been
sufficient to warrant a total vote of 65,-
000 in excess of the vote of 1888. As
usual when the stay-at-home vote is
large, the republicans suffered the most,
and . this was true in many another
state than Michigan.
The Monetary Conference.
London, Dec. 1. A special correspon
dent reports that the committee of the
Brussels international monetary confer
ence reported last night against Roths
child's scheme. This, however, the cor
respondent says is not taken as a : bi
metalist defeat. The committee will
now proceed to decide upon the com
bined Rothschild and Soether's plans,
with the modifications proposed in be
half of the Latin union. It is expected
majority and minority reports will be
preeented tomorrow. Prospects of an
earlv agreement by the conference are
considered remote.
Klectrie Power.
Oregonian. Mr. P. F. Morey, presi
dent of the Portland General Electric
company, leaves for the east tonight,
accompanied by Mr. Wr C. Cheney,
electrician of the company, to close con
tracts for the electrical and mechanical
plant required for tbe immense power
Btation to be built on the west side of
the river at Oregon City, for supplying
electricity for lighting and power pur
poses in Portland. The company will
expend on this station about $1,500,000,
and it will be the most extensive affair
of the kind in the United States. Mr.
Morey will return home about Christ
mas. Pennoyer9 Position.
Eugene Register. Governor Pennoyer
declined to meet with the governors of
other states in conference upon the
Nicaragua canal project, on the ground
that be was inflexibly opposed to gov
ernment aid to any private corporation.
The governor is at least consistent and
his grounds are especially appropriate
in consideration of the verdict of the
people at the recent election. If the
gouernor will simply stick to it he may
yet see the entire nation converted to
his views on political questions.
Pabllo Debt Statement.
Wasamqtoh, Dec. 1. The debt state
ment for November will show a decrease
of about $1,000,000 in the treassry eash
balauui.
POSTAL STATISTICS.
Mil Costs to Carry TUB Correspom
ence of The Nation.' .
INCREASED LIST OF P0ST0FFICES.
Subteranean' Fire Struck vio a '. Zinc
Mine Near Kansas City.
IXTKNSK HEAT OP THB FLAMES
Rumor That . The Brussels Conference
Have Reported Adverse to Roths
child. Washington, Dec. 2. Statistics of the
postoffice department for tbe past fiscal
year show that the total cost of the in
land mail service was $41,335,272 ; for
eign mail service, fUo,I4o. compared
with iast year there was an increase in
the star service of 1,215 routes, 5,877
miles in length of route and $196,061 in
annual expenditure. The mail messen
jrer service ' showed an increase of 204
routes. 5,058 miles in length, and $177,
461 in cost. The railway postoffice
clerks were increased 385 and $411,610
in expenditure. Special facilities on
trunk lines showed a decrease in cost of
$98,807. 4,105 new postoffices were es
tablished during the year, a greater
number than any previous year except
1890, when it was 4,427. The year
closed with 67,119 postoffices in the
United States. The largest increase in
number of new postoffice is the southern
states. Ratbbone suggests an amend
ment to the law, making the mailing of
green-goods circulars a continuing offense
from the time of . mailing to the place of
destination, so that tbe prosecution can
take place at either point. A similar
enactment in regard to lotteries has
about swept them out of existence in
two years, and he believes tbe same
effect would follow in the cases of the
green-goods swindles. '
The Storm Seems Over.
San Fkancisco, Dec. 1. The severe
and unusually prolonged storm which
has just been experienced in San Fran
cisco, and also - throughout the state,
seems to have come to an end. The
wind and rain have ceased, and it is
clear and bright this morning. - The
work of repairing the damage wrought
by tbe gale ia in progress in every di
rection. Reports received- at railroad
headquarters this morning indicate that
trains are running on time. There are
a few minor washouts on the Northern
division, and one between Pleasanton
and Livermore, which is not serious.
It is raining south of Dunsmuir, and
storming above that point. The wea
ther is reported to have cleared in the
Sierra Nevadas.
Struck The Lower Regions.
Kansas City, Dec. 1. A shaft has
been run into a subterranean fire at
Webb city in the zinc-mining region
The hole, which is on the Clinton &
Wyatt property, is 164 feet deep, and
has been growing hotter since a depth
of 20 feet was reached. The workmen
bad to quit today aaV flames burst
through. Various drifts run in this
part of the district have encountered
this strange heat, but today brought
the first outward manifestation. . The
ore found in the mine is of the best
quality in all the zinc country. The
place now uncovered is 200 feet square.
It is so hot that the hardiest miner can
not stand it for a moment. The tem
perature is estimated at 600 deg. Fahren
heit. - In Iravor of Annexation.
Stimson, Ontario, Dec. 2. The an
nexationists made a demonstration here
tonight that opened the eyes of the fed
eration leaders. Nearly 1,000 voters
gathered in the opera house and listened
to speeches in favor of annexation.
Then a vote was taken, which resulted
for annexation, 428 ; independence, 92 ;
remain as we are, 21. At tbe close of
tbe meeting some one raised the stars
and stripes, which were applauded up
roarously, while a display of the union
jack brought forth a storm of hisses.
Florence Blythe la the Helresa.
Sax Fbancibco, Dec. 1. The supreme
court aa affirmed the decision of the
probate court, that Florence Blythe was
the illegitimate daughter of the deceased
millionaire, and ia entitled to inherit bis
$4,fX,80t. '
Money -Paid to the Newspapers
London, Dec. 2. A Paris corres
pondent gives a list of sums of money
paid tbe newspapers bv the Panama
Canal company, as prepared by Rissig-
noli former auditor in bankruptcy, as
follows: . La Petit Journal, 300,000
francs; Telegraphe, 120,000 francs; Je-
zienski, director of tbe Telegraphie, 120,
000 francs ; Le Matin, 50,000 francs ; Le
Gaulois, 150,000 francs ; Meyer, director
of Le Gaulois, 30,000 francs ; Radical
100,000 francs; Senator Magnier, di
rector of L'Evenement, 50,000 francs
Pa ti note, director of the Journal des
Debats, 40,000 francs. The last named
denies having received any money. The
other papers make no reference to the
exposure. ,
A Crushed Hat.
New York Ex. Just after election
Mrs. Henry Villard gave a little dinner
party in celebration of the victory and
in honor of Mrs. Cleveland. The guests
were the wives of a number of Mr,
Cleveland's most prominent supporters
in New York. Caterer Sherry, when
asked to furnish the ice and to get np
something very nice, replied, "My
dear madam, just leave that to me and
yon shall be entirely satisfied." When
the ice was brought to the table guests
and hostess were convulsed with laugh
ter. The ice was in the form of grand
father's hat, and it was a crushed bat at
hat.
An Irksome Place.
This is a democratic dispatch from
Washington. You will find it in tbe
tail-o-graim of the Oregonian : "Re
ports were current some time ago to tbe
effect that in the event of Mr. Cleve
land's election a good-sized plum would
be placed at his disposal for bestowal
upon some worthy partisan, by the res
ignation from the supreme bench of
Chief Justice Fuller, and, now that the
election is over, the rumor is again gain
ing currency. They are based upon the
story that the chief justice finds his
position something of an irksome one,
and that tbe salary attached to it is not
at all in proportion to his earning capa
bility ' in the ordinary practice of his
profession. From tbe fact, however,
that the Fuller residence is now being
entirely overhauled preparatory to being
put in elegant condition for. next year,
it is not thought that the rumor has any
substantial foundation, or that, if it had,
the chief justice has changed his mind.
So far as the financial end is concerned,
it is not thought that this would cut any
figure, ao the chief justice is fairly well
fixed in this world's goods, and is, more
over, just now engaged in some real es
tate operations in Chicago that are likely
to bring him large returns."
Current Topics.
The Panama canal bonds, to the
amount of $100,000,000, having been in
dorsed by bath parties, may be used as
basis for new national banks. No
party shall own more than 1,000 shares
of stock in the concern. A precentage
of tolls is to be deposited annually in
the United States treasury.
Mr. Grovor Cleveland has run away,
and the politicians who go to New York
to present persuasive pleas for office will
find not even his postoffice address,
which he has wisely taken along with
him. The hungry aspirant may find
the president-elects resting place and
beard him there. But if he does so he
seriously damages his own chances of
getting some of the plums.
A census bulletin has been published
giving statistics of railway mileage in
the world in 1890. It shows that out of
total railway mileage for the world of
370,281 miles the United States has 163,-
597 miles, or 44.18 per cent, of the whole ;
and that the railway mileage of the
United States exceeds by 3,493 miles the
entire mileage of the old world, Europe's
136,865 miles, Asia's 18,798 miles and
Africa's 3,992 miles making an aggregate
of but 159,6oo.
Pleaded Guilty to Forgery.
Omaha, , Dec. 2. Sidney Smith,
brought here from Toronto two months
ago for forgery, today pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to a year in the penlten
tiary. He was formerly president of the
Association of American Architects.
Purchased by m Syndicate.
New Orlxans, Dec. 2. A New York
syndicate has purchased tbe street rail
road systems of this city for $10,000,000.
The motive power will be changed from
mules to electricity.
The French Ministry M addle.
Paris, Dec. 2. Brisson has abandoned
the attempt to form a new ministry, and
the situation is more ' muddled than
ever.
A Tie la Both Branches.
- GoTHBia, O. T., Dee. 2. The vfficial
count of the vote of Oklahoma shows
both houses of th legislature are a tie
folitlaajlr,
DETECTIVES SCORED.
Sneriff. Wilcox of Gilliam County Pnb-
, Mes a Statement.
FALSE AND ABSURD RUMORS.
Circumstances of the Arrest Detailed-
The Hobo Stories.
SHERIFF WILCOX TERT EMPHATIC.
He elves
the 8o-.Called Xeteetlve Snl
Uvan a
Broadside In Answer to
Cross Imputation.
Condon, Or., Nov. 29. The Portland
papers are making a big blow about the
arrest of two Gilliam county citizens,
Cal Hale and George Zachary, who were
arrested in Gilliam county on November
24th, charged with robbing the Roslyn
bank September 24th last. From the
ridiculous misrepresentations of the
affair by the hobo detectives to the Port
land papers, one would conclude that
the greater portion of the citizens of
this county are composed of thieves,
robbers and cot-throats. - Tbe aforesaid
hobo detectives either wanted a good
deal of unearned credit, or must have
been gloriously drunk when they gave
such a report. It is true that a posse
numbering twenty-six in all arrived in
the quiet little town of Fossil on tbe
night of November 23d, armed to the
teeth with Winchester rifles, shotguns,
pistols, etc., to arrest the above-named
Cal Hale and George Zachary, entailing
an expense of hundreds of dollars ; when
any officer in the county could have
made the arrest alone, and saved the
disgrace that the shrewd Thiel detectives
and officers from adjoining counties
have brought upon themselves by join
ing this cowardly mob.
According to the Portland papers
these notorious robbers and desperadoes,
who are even more desperate than tbe
James boys and Dal ton gang, have their
headquarters in Gilliam county. Should
these men prove themselves innocent, of
which there seems but little doubt by
some of the most responsible people of
the county, Sullivan with his men and
officers who accompanied him to arrest
these harmless citizens certainly ought
to feel like crawling into their holes and
pulling the holes in after them. The
Oregonian'e statement concerning the
capture is utterly false throughout. A
crowd numbering ten persons left Fossil
on the.morning of the 24th about three
a. m. for Cal Hale's place on Thirty-
mile, about eight miles distant." When
within 100 yards of the house the crowd
halted. They insisted upon my making
the arrest, which I gladly consented to
do; and, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Banks, I approached the door and rapped
twice before any responce came- from
within. Cal Hale then came to the door
in his night-clothes. I stepped inside
and told him he was wanted. Banks
then followed and read the warrant to
him. While Cal was dressing prepara
tory for the trip below, the balance of
the mob sneaked down to the house after
they became satisfied that there was no
danger. Every move the mob made
only proved their bitter ignorance and
inexperience at such work.
As to George Zachary's arrest, Sulli
van and his brave men thought they
were surrounding him at his home ou
West Fork, and were somewhat surprised
to learn from a brother that George was
at Antelope, forty miles away, quietly
spending Thanksgiving at that place.
The brother accompanied deputy Sheriff
Haley to Antelope,, where the officer
promptly placed the "desperate banditt"
under arrest. The officer was sleepy, so
he told George to be on hand next morn
ing, and he went to bed,' not even ap
pointing a man to be on guard to look
after the "famous robber whose criminal
record has been excelled only by the
James boys and Dal ton gang." Next
morning they came on to Fossil and
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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then to Arlington, where the Oregonian
said a large crowd of other "desperadoes
and robbers congregated to release the
outlaws."
This statement is so false and absurd
as to make comment unnecessary.
From Arlington these "famous outlaws
and thieves," together with Tom Kim
sey, who had in the meantime been ar
rested at Heppner, were piloted by the
entire mob to Portland, where its papers
say they were confined in steel cells,
and are "the toughest-looking criminals
that were ever within the walls of the
Multnomah county jails," etc The
Portland papers also say that "even tic
very names of those outlaws in Gilliam
county strike terror to tbe hearts of all
respectable citizens" and a hundred
other equally as ridiculous and absurd
misrepresentations. Of course, no one
blames the papers for the blundering,
false statements so much as they do' the
unreliable hobos who gave them the in
formation.
I might add that the next time "De- -
tective" Sullivan wants a man from this
county, any of the officers here can
place him under arrest and deliver him
to Roslyn or any other place, armed
with the proper authority. The whole
proceeding is the most cowardly and
disgraceful piece of work ever perpe
trated upon the people of this state. I
do not say it boastfully, but I have
never yet failed to make an arrest, and
also have never yet failed to get my
man. I was informed by "Detective"
Sullivan that the reason I was not in
formed sooner, or tbe matter left with
me, was for the reason that he heard -
that these "outlaws," cut-throats and
thieves had elected me to office and that
I could not be depended upon : that I
stood in' with the gang," etc. I leave
this to the citizens of this county to
jndge as to the veracity of tbe absurd .
report. Their assertion that the object
in bringing such an army to make the
arrest was that "the gang of robbers
and outlaws would not permit any of .
its members to be arrested" Is too ridicu
lous to warrant a denial.
The letter is signed W. L. Wilcox,
sheriff of Gilliam connty.
Sinking; Into a Mine.
A dispatch from Hazleton, Pa., says '
the wildest alarm was created in Honey-
brook Saturday by the dropping of the
surface of the earth, directly over Honey
brook mine, which has been burning for
more than a month. Since the oat-
break of the fire it was rumored that an
extensive cave-in was imminent, and
the village would be destroyed. The bat
tle with the flames went on for weeks.
The surface disturbances were not man
ifest, and the fire was gradually extin
guished from the last gangway. A week
ago it was thought to have been entirely
extinguished. Preparations for contin
uing the work in the mines were made
The men who left the village came hack
to secure their old places, apd speedy
resumption was looked for. Monday
fire was again discovered in -one of the
breasts above tbe gangway. It bad al
ready made such headway that the
workmen were forced to flee for their
lives, and the work of flooding the mine
began. At about noon Saturday the
dreaded symptoms of a cave-in were
noticed. The men working in the slip
rushed hastily to the surface, and Booh
afterwards the crash came. A. settling
of the surface took place immediately
after, and .the people rushed excitedly
from their 'homes. The affected parts
cover several acres, but fortunately but.
few of the dwellings were over it. Or
der was again restored in the village,
and the people returned to their homes,
but are living under terrible apprehen
sion. '
Replies to the Oregonian.
Condon Globe. Great Scott! What
have we done that this section should
get such unpleasant notoriety 7 We
have .never known, a more peaceable
community than this. It may be that
there are people here, like in every .
other place; who are bad enough to
steal horses, etc., but our sheriff and
his deputies are capable of arresting any
of them. The Oregonian gives us a
great name, and paints Gilliam in loud
colore ; but Portland really ought to feel
ashamed of the crowd that came here
under the name of "detectives." Peo
ple here . thought they were hobos of '
the lowest type. '
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